offhand

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
美 /ˌɔfˈhænd/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Without planning or thinking ahead.
    — She gave an offhand speech.
  2. Careless; without sufficient thought or consideration.
    — He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.
  3. Curt, abrupt, unfriendly.
    — She was quite offhand with me yesterday.
副词 adv.
  1. Right away, immediately, without thinking about it.
    — Offhand, I'd guess that that's a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
  2. In an abrupt or unfriendly manner.

词形变化

more offhand comparative most offhand superlative off-hand alternative more offhand comparative most offhand superlative off-hand alternative

词汇关系

近义词
extemporaneous off-the-cuff
相关词
off the top of one's head

词源

词源 1
From Middle English *ofhande, *ofhende, from Old English ofhende (“absent, lost”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *abahandijaz. Equivalent to (and re-formed as) off- + hand. Cognate with Icelandic afhendur. Compare onhand.
词源 2
From Middle English *ofhande, *ofhende, from Old English ofhende (“absent, lost”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *abahandijaz. Equivalent to (and re-formed as) off- + hand. Cognate with Icelandic afhendur. Compare onhand.
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